Finance Controller

You will be joining one of the UK’s fastest growing direct to consumer brands, with an experienced founding team and a product you can truly be proud of. The team is on a mission and their culture and drive is infectious.

You’ll be joining a fully funded business now in its fourth year of operation, working in a brand new 25,000 sq. Ft HQ & production facilities who are targeting a £1 billion valuation within 5 years.

If you have been a Finance Manager, Financial Accountant or Management Accountant looking for your next challenge, this is a great opportunity to be involved in an energetic and forward-thinking business in an expanding and fast-moving time for the business.

You will be qualified to ACCA or CIMA level and will have worked in a direct-to-consumer business with experience of ecommerce metrics.

You’ll have full responsibility of P&L preparation in this role, and you’ll be delivering accurate monthly management accounts, producing detailed financial and digital forecast. You will report to the CEO and work closely with investors.

It goes without saying that you will need to have a passion for all things accountancy, but you will also need to be confident, enthusiastic, forward-thinking with strong leadership and influencing skills to help drive the company growth.

Responsibilities as Financial Controller will include:

Drive awareness, accountability, and responsibility of all factory related costs, -distribution, accurate bills of manufacturing materials, cost of sales information etc.
Full responsibility of P&L of operational Performance - daily, weekly, and monthly.
Recommending improvements on revenue, cost and margins influencing commercial decisions within the business.
Digital forecasts
Developing and leading on financial reporting inclusive of systems, tools and process set up.
Managing all financial planning process for budgeting and forecasting and analysis of performance of company in line with business plan.
Budget control
Monthly Management accounts and weekly cashflow.
Preparation and submission of VAT returns
Accrual and prepayments
Review and reconcile all balance sheet accounts.

Experience needed

Qualified Accountant in direct to consumer or subscription-based service
AAT Level 4, CIMA, ACA or ACCA qualified
Previously managed the P&L and hands on financials
Finance experience from within the manufacturing or FMCG sectors is highly desirable, where you will have had full P&L exposure, in terms of and end-to-end production process, to fully understand and appreciate manufacturing operations.
Working with Data and Tech to deliver a full Management Pack including digital KPI’s
Good communicator who can present to investors and finances

Benefits:

33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
Private medical insurance
Flexitime and hybrid working available
Casual dress
Free Onsite Parking

Location:

Nottingham (NG6) - close to J26 of the M1
Monday to Friday working hours (40 per week)
Office first policy, with flexibility for 1 WFH day
Salary up to £75000

If you meet the criteria above, send us your CV. We receive a large number of applications so if you do not hear back within 7 days consider your application unsuccessful this time. We will keep a copy of your details on file for future vacancies.

The Prescient Group will be managing your application by the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018. If your application is successful we will contact you and manage your personal data in accordance with the guidelines of GDPR.

If your application has been unsuccessful we will delete your application within 6 weeks and all records of your data